MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 1-SERIESs year 2004

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Pass percent:75.69%

(The average a petrol BMW 1-SERIES year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:44,651 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1979
Registration plate lamp issues	1487
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	1284
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	658
Registration plate issues	542
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	452
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	423
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	413
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	330
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	319
Brake pipe excessively corroded	204
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	199
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	187
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	142
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	138
Windscreen washer not working	136
Rear brake binding	132
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	129
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	124
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	122
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	121
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	121
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	119
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	116
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	104
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	103
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	102
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	101
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	98
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	96
Windscreen has damage	95
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	95
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	94
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	89
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	88
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	88
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	86
Brake hose damaged	79
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	78
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	72
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	72
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	69
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	68
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	67
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	65
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	63
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	63
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	59
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	59
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	59
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	56
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	56
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	56
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	54
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Steering lock fails to engage \|2.1.4b\|	51
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	50
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	48
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	47
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	44
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	43
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	42
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	42
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	41
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	41
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	39
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	38
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	38
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	38
Offside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	37
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	37
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.12 \|e\|\|	33
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))	33
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	33

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 1-SERIESs year 2004

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